Research Studies

Studies that are Currently Enrolling

Insomnia Treatment Study

Purpose: We are currently seeking participants for a study examining the effects of an FDA approved medication, suvorexant, on sleep disturbance in Veterans with post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Criteria: Age 18-75. U.S. male or female veterans with posttraumatic stress symptoms and trouble falling/staying asleep throughout California, South Carolina, and Georgia, as well as near Salisbury, North Carolina. 

This study can be completed from home and involves:

  • A phone call to see if this study is a fit
  • Completing sleep and posttraumatic stress symptom assessment
  • Participating in 7 video visits or phone calls from home over a period of 14 weeks
  • Taking the study medication for 12 weeks
  • Keeping track of your sleep

Compensation: Up to $500

Join The Study: Take a short qualification survey

 

Studies that are Closed to Enrollment

Covid-19 Study

Purpose: To understand how people who have experienced prior stress may be impacted by the threat of COVID-19.

Criteria: Age 18-50. Veterans or civillians. Men and women. Participated in Stress and Resilience Study.

This Study Involves:

  • An online survey that may take an hour to complete

Compensation: Up to $20 in the form of a gift card. In the future, you may also be invited to participate in additional follow up surveys in the future to earn up to a total of $60.

Join The Study: No longer enrolling new participants

Stress and Resilience Study

You may be eligible to participate in research to better understand post-traumatic stress, and to develop new and more effective treatments. The San Francisco VA Medical Center is conducting a study that examines stress responses during a simple computer task.

Purpose: To understand sex differences in stress and resilience

Criteria: Age 18-50. Veterans or civillians. Men and women.

This Study Involves: 

  • Visiting the VA 4 times
  • 4 blood draws
  • Computer-based learning tasks
  • Completing questionaires

Optional Tasks:

  • Providing saliva samples
  • Wearing a watch that tracks movement
  • Telling us about your sleep
  • Completing memory games

Compensation: Up to $225

Join The Study: No longer enrolling new participants